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Although, we don't know who exactly discovered Mars, we do know it was named after the Roman god of war because its reddish color reminded people of blood. The cold, thin atmosphere means liquid water currently cannot exist on mars. Also, It has the same amount of dry lnd as earth Many people thought that there was life on mars, including Christian Huygens. He was so convinced there was life on mars that he wanted to draw huge figures in the snow to signal the Martians! In 1877, astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli discovered what he believed to be several lines crossing one another. He claimed they were water canals made by intelligent creatures. In 1971, Mariner 9 visited Mars and sent back images of enormous volcanoes and vast canyons. It discovered Olympus Mons, which is now the most famous volcano not on Earth. This massive volcano, could cover the state of Missouri, and reaches 15 miles above the surface. Mariner 9 also found evidence that water once was on Mars. However, there were no sightings of Schiaparelli's famous canals. In 1975, two spacecraft named Viking I and II landed on Mars to study its surface. They analyzed the rocks and soil of the planet and giving us information about its atmosphere and weather patterns. The Mars Global Surveyor made a map of the planet in 1997. Although Mars was never really discovered, its moons were. In 1877, astronomer Asaph Hall spotted the two moons and named them Phobos, which means fear, and Deimos, which means panic. They were named after the mythical horses that drew the chariot of the Roman god, Mars. Mars is one of the smallest planets in our solar system. But it is close enough to Earth that it is visible in the night sky without a telescope. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. Mars takes 687 Earth days to go around the Sun. A day on Mars is 24 hours and 37 minutes. Mars is mostly made up of carbon dioxide. The average temperature is -81 degrees Fahrenheit.
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 * ~ [[image:http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/olympus/mons02.jpg width="297" height="246" align="left" caption="A picture of Olympus Mons"]] ||=  ||> [[image:https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS_EXKQp19EFP4u5pAYF0YeUuJULy-7j_tkJu6rizaJ5u3P02VIpQ width="225" height="225" align="right" caption="A picture of Deimos"]] ||
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**Works Cited** **Sources** : Include the source information for all of the magazine articles, reference sources (encyclopedias) and web site pages that were used to complete your project. The source information for encyclopedias may be found at the end or beginning of each entry in iCONN. When using periodicals, the publication information will be at the beginning or end of the article. This needs to be formatted for MLA standards. If it is not labeled 'Source Citation' it can be formatted appropriately by using EasyBib.com. You should use EasyBib for the web sites. The final Works Cited should be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. "Milky Way." //Kids InfoBits Presents: Astronomy//. Gale, 2008. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. "The Milky Way." //WMAP's Universe//. NASA, 28 June 2010. Web. 06 Mar. 2012. . Vergano, Dan. "Galaxy Bracketed by Big Bubbles." //USA Today// 10 Nov. 2010: 05A. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
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Mars." //Kids InfoBits Presents: Astronomy//. Gale, 2008. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012 //Windows to the Universe//, at http://windows2universe.org //"Mars, Inc. Company History// **Funding Universe**
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**Topic: Research Focus** Mars
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**Notes** ==== Include notes, statistics and facts that you will use to write your final paper. You may want to label sections of your notes to help you be more organized as you write. As you take notes from a source, you should list the source citation in the **Works Cited** section above. ==== Mars is named after the ancient Roman god of war, because of the planets planet's bloody color. The cold, thin atmosphere means liquid water currently cannot exist on mars it has the same amout of dry lnd as earth home to both highest mountain and the deepest valley in the solar system. Olympus Mons is about 17 miles (27 kilometers) high, about three times as tall as Mount Everest, while the Valles Marineris system of valleys Mars has the largest volcanoes in the solar system, including Olympus Mons, which is about 370 miles (600 kilometers) in diameter, wide enough to cover the entire state of new mexico. It is a shield volcano, with slopes that rise gradually like those of Hawaiian volcanoes, and was created by eruptions of lavas that flowed for long distances before solidifying. Mars also has many other kinds of volcanic landforms, from small, steep-sided cones to enormous plains coated in hardened lava. Some minor eruptions might still occur on the planet. The carbon-dioxide-rich atmosphere of Mars is also roughly 100 times less dense than Earth's on average, but it is nevertheless thick enough to support weather, clouds and winds. The density of the atmosphere varies seasonally, as winter forces carbon dioxide to freeze out of the Martian air. The dust storms of the Mars are the largest in the solar system, capable of blanketing the entire red planet and lasting for months. One theory as to why dust storms can grow so big on Mars starts with airborne dust particles absorbing sunlight, warming the Martian atmosphere in their vicinity. Warm pockets of air flow toward colder regions, generating winds. Strong winds lift more dust off the ground, which in turn heats the atmosphere, raising more wind and kicking up more dust. Mars is one of the smallest planets in our solar system. But it is close enough to Earth that it is visible in the night sky without a telescope. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. It has a reddish color. This is caused by red dust and rocks on its surface. Because of its color, Mars is called the Red Planet. Mars takes 687 Earth days to go around the Sun. A day on Mars is 24 hours and 37 minutes Mars is mostly made up of carbon dioxide. The average temperature is -81 degrees Fahrenheit Mars has two moons. They are called Deimos and Phobos. They were discovered in 1877 by an American astronomer named Asaph Hall.